museum
Franschhoek Motor Museum
Elegant museum in the Cape Winelands housing over 220 vehicles from an 1898 Beeston to modern supercars.
29 km · about 35 min drive
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Fisantekraal
Western Cape, South Africa · Africa
About Fisantekraal
Fisantekraal is worth a stop: 10 minutes from Vierlanden, 31km from N1/N4 Cape Town to Kruger.
Fisantekraal is in Western Cape, South Africa, with about 15,000 people. You drive on the left here. The nearest town is Vierlanden, about 6 km away.
Fisantekraal is a township in the Western Cape province of South Africa. It is located 10 kilometres (6 mi) northeast of Durbanville and about 40 kilometres (20 mi) northeast of Cape Town. According to the 2011 census it has a population of 12,369 people.
There is an airfield nearby named Cape Winelands AirportRead more
(previously Fisantekraal Airfield).
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What is there to see near Fisantekraal?
Within an hour or so of Fisantekraal: Franschhoek Motor Museum (29 km), Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa (30 km), N1/N4 Cape Town to Kruger (31 km), Two Oceans Aquarium (31 km).
Are there any good drives near Fisantekraal?
The nearest famous roads are N1/N4 Cape Town to Kruger, Bainskloof Pass and Franschhoek Pass.
Where is Fisantekraal?
Fisantekraal is in Western Cape, South Africa, about 6 km from Vierlanden.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 14,819
- Continent
- Africa
- Country
- South Africa
- Region
- Western Cape
- Timezone
- Africa/Johannesburg
- Coordinates
- -33.7854, 18.7141
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Worth the detour from Fisantekraal
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
museum
Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa
Africa's largest contemporary art museum, carved from a historic grain silo on Cape Town's waterfront.
30 km · about 35 min drive
famous road
N1/N4 Cape Town to Kruger
South Africa's grand traverse from the Cape Winelands across the Karoo to Kruger National Park and its Big Five wildlife.
31 km · about 35 min drive
landmark
Two Oceans Aquarium
Cape Town aquarium at the V&A Waterfront showcasing marine life from both the Atlantic and Indian Oceans.
31 km · about 35 min drive
landmark
Robben Island
Former political prison island off Cape Town where Nelson Mandela was imprisoned for 18 years, now a UNESCO museum.
32 km · about 35 min drive
landmark
Table Mountain
Flat-topped mountain and iconic natural landmark overlooking Cape Town and the surrounding coastline.
35 km · about 40 min drive
tunnel
Huguenot Tunnel
South Africa's longest road tunnel, boring 3.9 km through the Du Toitskloof mountains on the N1 near Paarl and bypassing the old scenic pass above it.
35 km · about 40 min drive
beach
Camps Bay Beach
A glamorous Cape Town beach backed by the Twelve Apostles mountain range with palm-lined promenades and Atlantic waves.
36 km · about 40 min drive
Driving roads near Fisantekraal
- 31 kmN1/N4 Cape Town to KrugerSouth Africa's grand traverse from the Cape Winelands across the Karoo to Kruger National Park and its Big Five wildlife.
- 35 kmHuguenot TunnelSouth Africa's longest road tunnel, boring 3.9 km through the Du Toitskloof mountains on the N1 near Paarl and bypassing the old scenic pass above it.
- 40 kmBainskloof PassAn 1853 Thomas Bain pass that runs as a narrow ledge blasted into the mountainside above the Witte River, barely altered since construction and now a national monument. The tarred road is single-lane in places with dramatic drop-offs.
- 44 kmFranschhoek PassA sweeping tarred climb out of the Franschhoek wine valley on the R45, following an old elephant migration route and offering a lay-by view back over the vineyard-filled bowl. Quick to drive and a favourite of Cape Town car clubs.
- 47 kmChapman's Peak ViewpointA series of pull-offs on one of the world's most scenic coastal drives, hugging the cliffs between Hout Bay and Noordhoek near Cape Town.
- 47 kmChapman's Peak DriveA breathtaking 9-kilometer toll road carved into the near-vertical face of Chapman's Peak between Hout Bay and Noordhoek.
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